A

Abdel, Abdul  Servant (of Allah). Before anyof Allah’s names, this prefix is to be found for a person’s name. Below arethe ways one can have Allah’s Name as part of his name:

Abdul-Alim  Servant of the Omniscient

Abdul-Aliyy  Servant of the Most High

Abdul-Azim  Servant of the Mighty

Abdul-Aziz  Servant of the Mighty, PowerfulOne

Abdul-Bari  Servant of the Creator

Abdul-Basit  Servant of the Extender

Abdul-Fattah  Servant of the Opener (of thegatesof sustenance)

Abdul-Ghaffar, Abdul-Ghafur  Servant of theForgiver

Abdul-Hadi  Servant of the Guide

Abdul-Hafiz  Servant of the Protector

Abdul-Hakam  Servant of the Arbitrator

Abdul-Hakim  Servant of the Wise One

Abdul-Halim  Servant of the Mild, Patient One

Abdul-Hamid  Servant of the Praised One

Abdul-Haqq  Servant of the Truth

Abdul-Hasib  Servant of the Respected, Esteemed

Abdul-Jabbar  Servant of the Mighty

Abdul-Jalil, Abdul-Jaleel  Servant of theGreat,Revered One

Abdul-Karim  Servant of the Noble, GenerousOne

Abdul-Khaliq  Servant of the Creator

Abdul-Latif  Servant of the Kind One

Abdul-Malik  Servant of the Master (or King)

Abdul-Majid  Servant of the Glorious One

Abdul-Mu’izz  Servant of the Giver of MightandGlory

Abdul-Mujib  Servant of the Responder

Abdul-Muta’al  Servant of the Most High

Abdul-Muttalib

Abdul-Nasser  Servant of the Victorious One

Abdul-Nasir  Servant of the Helper, Protector

Abdul-Qadir  Servant of the Capable, Powerful

Abdul-Qahhar  Servant of the Subduer, theAlmighty

Abdul-Quddus  Servant of the Most Holy

Abdul-Rafi  Servant of the One Who Raises,Elevates(intellect, esteem)

Abdul-Rahim  Servant of the Most Compassionate One

Abdul-Rahman  Servant of the Merciful One

Abdul-Rashid  Servant of the Rightly GuidedOne

Abdul-Ra’uf  Servant of the Most Merciful

Abdul-Razzaq  Servant of the Maintainer, theProvider

Abdul-Sabur  Servant of the Patient

Abdul-Salam  Servant of the Peace

Abdul-Samad  Servant of the Eternal

Abdul-Sami  Servant of the All-Hearing

Abdul-Shakur  Servant of the Most Thankful

Abdul-Tawwab  Servant of the Forgiver

Abdul-Wadud  Servant of the Loving

Abdul-Wahhab  Servant of the Giver

Abdul-Wahid  Servant of the One

Abdullah  Servant of Allah

Abraha

Abu Bakr  Name of one of the greatest Companionsof Nabi Muhammad, May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him. Abu Bakr wasthe first Rightly Guided Khalifa. May Allah bless him.

Adel, Adil  Just

Adham  Black

Adnan  Proper name

Afif  Chaste, modest

Ahmad, Ahmed  Most highly adored, or most praised;variation of the name “Muhammad.” A very holy name. If one wishes to choosethis name for himself, he should have a second name after it. For example,Ahmad Abbas, Ahmad Ali, but not simply Ahmad.

`Aqil  Intelligent, thoughtful, one who usesreason

Akram  Most generous

Ala‘  Nobility

Aladdin, Ala‘ al din  Nobility of faith

`Ali, Aliyy – The highest, greatest, excellent, noble. Also the name of one of the greatest Companions of Nabi Muhammad, May Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him . Hadrat Ali (may Allah bless his countenance) was known for immense Hikmah (Allah-given wisdom), bravery, ferocity, and depths of knowledge, amongst many other noble qualities.

`Alim  Wise or learned

Altair  The flying eagle; also refers to afirstmagnitude star in the constellation Lyra

L

Luqman  Name of the one who Allah has endowed with Hikmah (Divine Wisdom).

Lutfi  Kind and friendly

M

Mahdi  The guided one. Guided to the right path

Mahir  Skilled

Mahmud  The praised one; variation of the name “Muhammad”

Maimun  Lucky

Majid  Glorious

Makin  Strong, firm

Malik  Master, angel, king

Ma’mun  Trustworthy

Ma’n  Benefit

Mansur  Divinely aided

Marid  Rebellious

Marzuq  Blessed by Allah, fortunate

Mash’al  Torch

Masruq

Mas’ud  Fortunate, happy, lucky

Mazin  Proper name

Mika’il

Misbah  Lamp

Mohsen

Mu’adh  Protected

Mu’awiyah  Young fox (first Umayyad Kalifah)

Mu’ayyad  Supported

Mubarak  Happy, blessed

Mufid  Useful

Muhammad, Muhammad  The Praised one. Proper respect is to be given to this name if one wish to have this as his name. If one wishes to choosethis name for himself, he should have a second name after it. For example,Muhammad Abbas, Muhammad Kamal, but not simply “Muhammad” by itself.

Muhiyuddin  One who revives the Faith.

Muhsin  Beneficient, charitable

Muhtadi  Rightly guided

Mukarram

Mujahid  Fighter (in the way of Allah)

Mukhtar  Chosen

Mundhir  Warner, cautioner

Munir  Brilliant, shining

Muntasir  Victorious

Murtadi  Satisfied, content

Musa  The name of the Holy Messenger Moses, peace be upon him.

Mus’ad  Unfettered camel

Muslim  Submitting oneself to Allah Almighty believing that there is none but Allah and Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah upon him) as His Messenger.

Mustafa  Chosen one

Mutahhar  One who purifies

Mu’tasim  Adhering (to faith, to Allah)

Mu’tazz  Proud, mighty

Muti  Obedient

Muwaffaq  Successful

Muzzammil  one who is covered, wrapped up.

N

Nabhan, Nabih  Noble, outstanding

Nabil  Noble

Nadhir  Warner

Nadim, Nadeem  Friend

Nadir  Dear, rare

Na’il  Aquirer, earner

Naim  Comfort, ease, tranquility

Naji  Safe

Najib  Of noble descent

Najjar  Carpenter

Najm al Din  Star of the faith

Nasih  Advisor

Nasim  Fresh air

Nasir  Protector

Nasser  Victorious

Nawaf, Nawfal  Generous, old Arabic name fortheSea

Nazih  Pure, chaste

Nazim  Arranger, adjuster

Nuh  Name of the Holy Messenger, Noah, peace be upon him.

Numair  Panther

Nu’man  Blood. Name of the great Imam, Abu Hanifa, may Allah bless him.

Nur, Noor  Light; intense bright light.

Nur al Din  Brightness of the faith

Nuri  Shining, brightness

Q

Qadir, Qadeer  power.

Qasim  Divider, distributor

Qays  Firm

Qudamah  Courage

Qutaiba

Qutuz

R

Rabah  Gainer

Rabi  Spring, breeze

Radi

Rafi  Exalting

Rafiq  Kind, friend

Raghib  Desirous

Ra’id  Leader

Rais  Captain

Rakin  Respectful

Rashad  Integrity of conduct

Rashid  One of good council; rightly guided, havingtrue faith

Ratib  Arranger

Rayhan  favored by Allah

Reda, Rida, Ridha  (In Allah’s) favor; contentment,satisfaction

Ridwan  Name of the keeperof the gates of Heaven.

S

Sabih  Beautiful

Sabir  Patient. One who perseveres in any and all situations for the sake of Allah.

Sa’d  Good luck

Sadaqat  Charity for Allah’s sake

Sadiq, Sadeeq  Friend

Sa’eed, Sa’id  Happy

Safi Righteous, perfect.

Safi al Din  a perfection of the Faith.

Safwan  Rocks

Sakhi  One who is generous.

Salah  Devoted; righteous.

Salah al Din  Devoted to the Faith.

Saleh, Salih  Good, right

Salim  Safe, whole, flawless

Salman  Safe

Sameh  Forgiver

Sami  High, lofty, exalted

Samir  Entertaining companion

Samman  Grocer

Saqr  Falcon

Sariyah  Clouds at night

Sayyid  Master; Chief. Title for those who descend from Imam Hasan and/or Imam Husain (May Allah bless them both), known as Ahlul-Bayt.

Sayf, Saif, Seif  Sword (of religion)

Saif al Din  Sword of the faith

Shahid  a witness; martyr.

Shafiq  Compassionate, tender

Shakir  Thankful. One who thanks Allah.

Sharif  Honest, noble, distinguished

Shihab  Flame, blaze

Siddiq, Siddeeq  Truthful one. One who cannot lie.

Siraj  Lamp, light

Sufian, Sufyan  Devoted

Subhi  Early morning

Suhail, Suhayl  Gentle, easy; name of a star

Suhayb  Of reddish hair or complexion

Sulaiman  The Holy Messenger, Solomon.

T

Tahir  Pure, clean

Talal  Nice, admirable

Talib  Seeker (of truth). Student. Apprentice.

Tamir  One who owns date palm trees

Tamman  Generous

Tarif  Rare, uncommon

Tariq  A path

Tawfiq  Success, reconciliation

Taymullah  Servant of Allah

Taysir  Facilitation

Tayyib  Good or delicate

Thabit  Firm

U

Note: Sometimes the spellings begin with an “O” instead of a “U”.

Ubadah, Ubaida, Ubaydah  Servant of Allah

Ubaid  Faithful

Ubayy  Old Arabic name

Umar  Name of the second Rightly Guided Khalifah. One of the greatest companions of Nabi Muhammad (Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam).

Umarah  Old Arabic name

Umayr  Old Arabic name

Usama, Usamah  Description of a lion

Utbah  Old Arabic name

Uthman  One of the companions of the Prophet(pbuh)

W

Wafid

Wafiq  Successful

Wahab  a giver

Wahid  Singular, exclusive, unequalled

Waheed

Wa’il  Coming back (for Shelter)

Wajih  Noble in countenance.

Wakil  Protector; representative.

Waleed, Walid  Newborn child

Waliyullah  Supporter of Allah

Wasim  Graceful, good looking

Wazir  Minister

Y

Yahyah  Name of “John the Baptist.”

Yaman  Proper name

Ya’qub  Name of the Prophet “Jacob”

Yasir, Yasser  Wealth, ease

Yasin  One of Nabi Muhammad’s (peace and blessings of Allah upon him) names

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